Now I Lay Me Down to Cheat Lyrics

David Allan Coe - Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat
Chorus:
Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat
On the woman I love so
And if I die between these sheets
I pray to God shell never know
Shes the best thing in his life
Why she worships the ground that he walks on
She waits up for him at night and worries
Till hes safely home
She always believes his stories about workin over time
And in 20 years beside him
Cheatins never crossed her mind
Ah but it crossed his
Early last summer
In the person of a neighbor
She still calls her friend
And with a little push from drinkin one too many
One night in the fall, he gave in
And now, he wishes he could stop himself
But theres no easy way
So he lays down with his lover
And silently he prays
Chorus:
In his heart and soul
He knew he was playin a game he could never win
But ya know, forbidden fruit is sweet
Why it was sweet enough to make him risk it all again
And now, hes given up on lookin
for a way to fight the feelin
So he prays this simple pray
And hopes it makes its makes it past the motel ceilin
Chorus2:
Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat
On the woman I love so
And if I die between these sheets
I pray to God shell never know